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A group of us at Westburn Realty joined over 2,700 agents from the US, Canada, and abroad in Manhattan at New York City on Oct 7-8 for the sold out conference. The opening session was held at the Avery Fisher Hall at the Lincoln Centre with special guest, Tom Selleck, while the phenomenal education sessions were held at the World Stages. Much discussion focused on technology and the global economy. The closing party and dance was at the American Museum of Natural History. It was a very cool venue with the dinosaurs in Coldwell Banker Blue! Our own Tina Mak was recognized at the opening session for her involvement with AREAA and the importance of the Asian market in Canada and the United States to their economies. It was a great o...

It's very important to keep current with changing technology. Social media and Gen x,y has a profound effect on how business is conducted and how we communicate. We at Coldwell Banker Westburn are taking this head on with our real estate. 15 of our agents are here in New Orleans with over 3000 agents from the US and Canada. This is how we value education to help serve our clients better.

I just learned that if you are taking a connecting flight(s) to a destination, ensure that you are doing so with the same airlines and have ample time between flights with the necessary boarding passes.

There is no direct route from Vancouver, BC to New Orleans, Louisiana so I flew to Los Angeles via Air Canada to connect to United Airlines at LAX. There was about 70 minutes to spare and I was not issued my connecting board pass in Vancouver. As luck would have it, the 1st leg was delayed by 35 minutes and, of course, the United Airlines gate was on the other side of the airport at Los Angeles. LAX is a large airport.

And then there was the security check all over again with the full body scanner.